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Brent Leary is a CRM industry analyst, advisor, author, speaker and award winning blogger. He is co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, an Atlanta based CRM advisory firm covering tools and strategies for improving business relationships. His client list includes Research In Motion, Sage, Microsoft, Intuit, Cisco and the state of Georgia's Depart of Economic Development. Recognized by InsideCRM as one of 2007's 25 most influential industry leaders, Leary also is a past recipient of CRM Magazine's Most Influential Leader Award. He serves on the national board of the CRM Association, and as a subject matter expert for the Small Business Technology Task Force. He's been quoted in several national business publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Entrepreneur magazine. In 2009 Leary co-authored Barack 2.0: Social Media Lessons for Small Business. He has written regular online columns for Inc. and Black Enterprise magazines, as well as for popular business sites including American Express OPEN Forum. Leary also hosts and produces the popular "Technology For Business $ake" Internet radio program.

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Have You Thanked Your Frientor Today?

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Posted January 18, 2010 with 228 reads

Keywords: best practices, social crm, social media etiquette

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It's Sunday and I'm in between football games. So let me take a minute to thank a group of people who have really helped me over the past year - My Frientors. Just in case you don't know what that is, here is my equation:

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Jeff Brathwaite

This ain't rocket science, it's just good fortune. And if you are half as fortunate as I am to have these kind of people in your corner, you're going to be ok. I can't thank them enough for all their guidance, encouragement, example, assistance... and for having a good sense of humor (this is definitely a must when dealing with me). They didn't have to help me out, but I am sure glad they did. Thank you all for being in my corner.

Ok, the Chargers-Jets game is about to start.

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Brent -- you are wonderful to note me as a "frientor". - Anita

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